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mr. romney witnessed the opening of the summer olympic games. romney oversaw the winter games in 2002 in salt lake city, utah as president and ceo of the salt lake organizing committee. so, he was asked on wednesday whether the olympics in london looked quote unquote ready to him. >> there are a few things that were discontinue certificating the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials that obviously is not something which is encouraging. >> he also met with top british officials including uk prime minister david cameron at 10 downing street, talking middle east peace, among other topics. but the subject of the olympics seemed to prickal the prime minister, who made this statement in a press conference prior to meeting with mr. romney. >> we are holding an olympic games in one of the busiest, most active bustling cities anywhere in the world. and of course it is easier if you hold the olympic games in the middle of nowhere. >> mr. romney at the th cameron londo
mr. romney witnessed the opening of the summer olympic games. romney oversaw the winter games in 2002 in salt lake city, utah as president and ceo of the salt lake organizing committee. so, he was asked on wednesday whether the olympics in london looked quote unquote ready to him. >> there are a few things that were discontinue certificating the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials that obviously is...
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in colorado, mr. obama trails mr. romney by 17 points among male voters. by ten points in wisconsin and by five in virginia. a big shift from four years ago when mr. obama won the male vote easily in two of those three states. here in colorado, his support has also eroded among college educated white voters who went for mr. obama by 14 points over senator john mccain in 2008 but now favor mr. romney by three points. the result? the president who won colorado by a comfortable nine points four years ago now trails governor romney in our poll by five points. in wisconsin, where the president won last time by a full 14 points our poll finds him leading romney by a much slimmer six point margin. but in virginia, the president leads among women by 14 points and his strong standing with young and middle aged voters gives him a narrow four-point lead in that critical state. the president sought to bolster his eight-point lead among colorado women today by campaigning with sandra fluke, the georgetown university law student who was disparaged by conservative commen
in colorado, mr. obama trails mr. romney by 17 points among male voters. by ten points in wisconsin and by five in virginia. a big shift from four years ago when mr. obama won the male vote easily in two of those three states. here in colorado, his support has also eroded among college educated white voters who went for mr. obama by 14 points over senator john mccain in 2008 but now favor mr. romney by three points. the result? the president who won colorado by a comfortable nine points four...
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romney struggling to get ahold of. our lesli foster is joined by mrs. romney live until florida. >> reporter: thank you for joining us tonight, mrs. romney. >> thank you. >> reporter: your challenge last night was really to give a speech to introduce americans to the mitt romney you know and love. do you think you accomplished that last night? >> i hope. so i really enjoyed. it it was a chance for me to talk about the personal side of a man that's been a rock in my life different get into specifics. there wasn't time to. i've struggled a lot with my health and when i have more time i go into how extraordinary he was and what a stablizing force he was in my life in my really darkest hours. >> reporter: you have as many would say an incredible love story and journey together as a couple. let's address something that all of us know. you and your husband are both very well off. you're also very generous, but some people have a sense you just aren't comfortable in that wealthy skin and that you don't have a real understanding of what ordinary americans are g
romney struggling to get ahold of. our lesli foster is joined by mrs. romney live until florida. >> reporter: thank you for joining us tonight, mrs. romney. >> thank you. >> reporter: your challenge last night was really to give a speech to introduce americans to the mitt romney you know and love. do you think you accomplished that last night? >> i hope. so i really enjoyed. it it was a chance for me to talk about the personal side of a man that's been a rock in my life...
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have you asked them to change their tone when it comes to defining mr. romney? >> if you look at the overall trajectory of our campaign and the ads that i have approved and are produce ad by my campaign, you'll see that we point out sharp differences between the candidates, but we don't go out of bounds. and when it comes to releasing taxes, that's a precedent that was set decades ago, including by governor romney's father. >> reporter: for weeks, the romney campaign has been calling on the president to disavow this ad made by a democratic outside group. the ad suggests mr. romney contributed to a woman's death from cancer because her husband lost his insurance five years earlier, when romney's former firm closed his field plant. >> i do not think mitt romney realizes what he's done to anyone. >> why not send a message to this top super pac that's supporting you and say i think an ad like that is out of bounds? >> i don't think that governor romney is somehow responsible for the death of the woman that was portrayed in that ad. but keep in mind, this is an ad th
have you asked them to change their tone when it comes to defining mr. romney? >> if you look at the overall trajectory of our campaign and the ads that i have approved and are produce ad by my campaign, you'll see that we point out sharp differences between the candidates, but we don't go out of bounds. and when it comes to releasing taxes, that's a precedent that was set decades ago, including by governor romney's father. >> reporter: for weeks, the romney campaign has been...
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mr. obama with 157 now, mr. romney with 153. mr. romney's states in red, mr. obama's in blue. the white states are those where the polls have closed but we do not have enough information in order to make a projection. the states in gray are the states that are still voting. we just got a photograph into the newsroom a short while ago of mr. romney watching the vote returns tonight. this is in boston. he's with his grandchildren there. so this is the romney family watching the vote returns as they're coming in. we now have a new cbs news projection, cbs news is projecting that senator sherrod brown will retain his seat in the senate from the state of ohio. this is a seat the democrats had, sherrod brown will return to the senate in the state of ohio as their united states senator. there are nine battleground states tonight, we have called two of them. we have projected that two of them have gone into the column of president obama, new hampshire, and wisconsin, but that leaves the rest of the battleground states still unprojected at this point. don't have enough information in o
mr. obama with 157 now, mr. romney with 153. mr. romney's states in red, mr. obama's in blue. the white states are those where the polls have closed but we do not have enough information in order to make a projection. the states in gray are the states that are still voting. we just got a photograph into the newsroom a short while ago of mr. romney watching the vote returns tonight. this is in boston. he's with his grandchildren there. so this is the romney family watching the vote returns as...
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romney might be hiding something in his tax return. they have suggested mr. romney might be a felon for the way he handed over power of bain capital. have you asked them to change their tone when it comes to defining mr. romney. >> if you look at the overall trajectory of our campaign and the ads that i've approved and are produced by my campaign you'll see that we point out sharp differences between the candidates but we don't go out-of-bounds and when it comes to releasing taxes that's a precedent that was set decades ago-- including by governor romney's father. >> reporter: for weeks, the romney campaign has been calling on the president to disavow this ad made by a democratic outside group. the ad suggests mr. romney contributed to a woman's death from cancer because her husband lost his insurance five years earlier when romney's former firm closed his steel plant. >> i do not think mitt romney realizes what he's done to anyone. >> reporter: why not send a message to the top super pac supporting you and say "i think an ad like that is out-of-bounds." >> i
romney might be hiding something in his tax return. they have suggested mr. romney might be a felon for the way he handed over power of bain capital. have you asked them to change their tone when it comes to defining mr. romney. >> if you look at the overall trajectory of our campaign and the ads that i've approved and are produced by my campaign you'll see that we point out sharp differences between the candidates but we don't go out-of-bounds and when it comes to releasing taxes that's...
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mrs. romney had responded that raising five boys was "hard work." she alluded to the episode. >> i know what it's like to finish the laundry and look in the basket five minutes later and it's full again! i know what it's like to pull all the groceries in and see the teenagers run through, and then all of a sudden all the groceries you just bought a few hours are ago were gone. some people think that i didn't work, but those were -- [laughter] those were things i was very busy doing. >> she also described the rigors of the campaign and how those grueling schedules and commitments, the price candidates' families must pay was worth it, or whether it was not worth it. >> i said i only want to know one thing. and that is, mitt, if you get the nomination, which isn't easy, and number two, if you beat barack obama, which isn't going to be easy either, can you fix it? i need to know is it too late, has america gone over the proverbial cliff and we don't have time to turn things around? and he said, no, it's getting late but it's not too late. [cheering] >>
mrs. romney had responded that raising five boys was "hard work." she alluded to the episode. >> i know what it's like to finish the laundry and look in the basket five minutes later and it's full again! i know what it's like to pull all the groceries in and see the teenagers run through, and then all of a sudden all the groceries you just bought a few hours are ago were gone. some people think that i didn't work, but those were -- [laughter] those were things i was very busy...
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mr. romney says mr. obama cannot explain how this won't be the case. >> there was a whole different kind of gymnastics being perfor what's been happening in the olympics. >> question, are president obama's attacks on mitt romney for being out of touch with the middle class hitting home? clarence page. >> this is kind of the flip side of the charge that obama is a socialist. it's the kind of charge that fits in with a lot of people's preconceived notions about romney and every time he plays to that, it just reinforces it. so i think that's one big reason why, in all these months he's not been able to get more than a couple of points ahead of obama at any point, and mostly behind him in the polls, and doesn't seem to be getting traction. >> the president is beginning to open up a small lead. i don't think it's anything to crack open the champagne about. but when you look at romney's tax plan, he has not revealed any of the details, if you will. he wants to increase defense spending, lower the tax rate to 2
mr. romney says mr. obama cannot explain how this won't be the case. >> there was a whole different kind of gymnastics being perfor what's been happening in the olympics. >> question, are president obama's attacks on mitt romney for being out of touch with the middle class hitting home? clarence page. >> this is kind of the flip side of the charge that obama is a socialist. it's the kind of charge that fits in with a lot of people's preconceived notions about romney and every...
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mr. romney's opponent is also a millionaire. barack obama. worth, along with his wife michelle, a minimum of 2.6 million and a maximum of 8.3 million dollars. president obama earns royalties on his books, notably "dreams from my father" but also," the audacity of hope." he also has half a million to $1 million in a jp morgan investment account and a house in which i cage gunned many diversified other relatively small investments. the president's disclosure statement allows for rang when listing assets so it is unclear how much the president is exactly worth. the same holds true for the reports on mitt romney. but what is clear is that two multimillionaires, mr. obama and mr. romney, are competing for the top job in this nation and for leader of the world. >> question, what are we to make, if anything of two multimillionaires seeking to become president of this nation and the leader of the free world? >> not a whole lot. >> business as usual? >> looking back at presidential candidates for as far as i can see, most of them were pretty rich, and
mr. romney's opponent is also a millionaire. barack obama. worth, along with his wife michelle, a minimum of 2.6 million and a maximum of 8.3 million dollars. president obama earns royalties on his books, notably "dreams from my father" but also," the audacity of hope." he also has half a million to $1 million in a jp morgan investment account and a house in which i cage gunned many diversified other relatively small investments. the president's disclosure statement allows...
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he's a lot more experienced than mr. romney was when he got elected. i know mitt romney is going to make the right choice. >> schieffer: governor rendell, just as an outside observer, who do you think he's going to pick and why? >> i just want to go on record, i'm for michele bachmann for vice president. i want everyone to be clear about that. i don't know, but i do think governor romney has chosen the right criteria. he is going to pick somebody who he believes can be president. governor mcdonnell will fit that bill. i think bob is right. people don't vote for vice president, although, let me say i believe america has a spectacular vice president who has done just an amazing job, and i think that weighs on president obama's side. >> schieffer: governor strict land, of course, rob portman is the senator from your state. he's a republican. would he be a good running mate? >> probably. he's a very conservative fella, but he has very good manners, bomb. he's not a bomb thrower. he doesn't use over-heated rhetoric. but rob portman has a couple things again
he's a lot more experienced than mr. romney was when he got elected. i know mitt romney is going to make the right choice. >> schieffer: governor rendell, just as an outside observer, who do you think he's going to pick and why? >> i just want to go on record, i'm for michele bachmann for vice president. i want everyone to be clear about that. i don't know, but i do think governor romney has chosen the right criteria. he is going to pick somebody who he believes can be president....
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mr. romney was no doubt pleased with the reviews of last night's debate, most of which said the former massachusetts governor got the better of president obama. matt jablow spoke tonight with the man who knows a thing or two about presidential debates and said he was just stunned by president obama's poor performance. >> i love these debate. >> reporter: as long-time political correspondent for cnn, frank cesno covered more than his share of debates. >> '84, '88, '94, 2000. >> reporter: but none more interesting than last night's duel in denver. >> because of the expectations that went in were so completely divergent from the results that came out. >> reporter: currently the director of the school of media and public affairs at george washington university, he said mitt romney's poised performance -- >> i will not reduce the taxes paid by high-income americans. >> reporter: romney looked like he wanted to be there. he was engaged. >> coupled with president obama's lackluster performance s
mr. romney was no doubt pleased with the reviews of last night's debate, most of which said the former massachusetts governor got the better of president obama. matt jablow spoke tonight with the man who knows a thing or two about presidential debates and said he was just stunned by president obama's poor performance. >> i love these debate. >> reporter: as long-time political correspondent for cnn, frank cesno covered more than his share of debates. >> '84, '88, '94, 2000....
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romney and mr. ryan are two guys that can come along. see i never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be president anyway, because it-- ( cheers and applause ) yeah. i think-- i think attorneys are so busy-- you know, they're always taught to argue everything and always weigh everything and weigh both sides, and they're always know-- they're always devil's advocating this and bifurcating this and bifurcating that-- you know, all that stuff. but i think it's maybe time-- what do you think-- for maybe a business man. how about that? ( applause ) a stellar business man, quote, unquote, a stellar business man and i think it's that time. and if i think if just kind of stepped aside and mr. romney could take over, you could still use the plane. ( laughter ). though, maybe a smaller one, not that big gas guzzler that you're driving around when you're going around to colleges and talking g about student loans and stuff like that. you're an ecological man. why would you want to drive that truck around? okay, well, anyway, all right. i'm s
romney and mr. ryan are two guys that can come along. see i never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be president anyway, because it-- ( cheers and applause ) yeah. i think-- i think attorneys are so busy-- you know, they're always taught to argue everything and always weigh everything and weigh both sides, and they're always know-- they're always devil's advocating this and bifurcating this and bifurcating that-- you know, all that stuff. but i think it's maybe time-- what do you...
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mr. romney went into this debate not wanting to win, and he didn't. but he wanted to reassure people he wasn't going back to the george w. bush ollis policies. no more iraqs. and he wanted to assure women he was not a war monger. >> uh-huh. >> talking about a peaceful planet and gender quality in the middle east. it is astounding how he has shifted his policies. in fairness he has two sets of advisers. reasonable people working for him and some who would like to reenact the bush years. i think he hears from beth the realists and that additionallists won out certainly in this debate. >> i notes you characterized him as mr. romney. the president did that also during the debate. >> governor romney. >> are you trying to deny him his honor , which trails him after leaving office. >> i was just helping him out. >> what are you saying? >> i thought obama was lucky romney didn't feel in a position to hit president obama on his weaknesses. i thought president obama went into libya without congressional authority. that was illegal. president obama has done this
mr. romney went into this debate not wanting to win, and he didn't. but he wanted to reassure people he wasn't going back to the george w. bush ollis policies. no more iraqs. and he wanted to assure women he was not a war monger. >> uh-huh. >> talking about a peaceful planet and gender quality in the middle east. it is astounding how he has shifted his policies. in fairness he has two sets of advisers. reasonable people working for him and some who would like to reenact the bush...
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. >> attacking mr. romney's business record and tax plan. the obama campaign contends the strategy is working. in the most recent cbs news/"new york times" poll here in ohio, romney's unfavorability rating of 43% exceeded his favorability rating of 40%. the president acknowledged today he is being outraised by mr. romney and republican outside groups, but he tried to turn it into a virtue. >> i mean they can folks writing $10 million checks. $20 million checks. they should be contributing that to a scholarship fund to send kids to college. >> reporter: here's the peril for both sides. come november voters may be sick of all that advertising, which is another reason, norah, that the obama campaign argues it was wise to spend big this summer before viewers started to tune in all out. >> thank you, nancy. and the republicans may have an intruder at next week's convention in tampa. tropical storm isaac is churning in the atlantic tonight. forecaster predict it will grow into a hurricane by the end of the week. and it may hit florida while the co
. >> attacking mr. romney's business record and tax plan. the obama campaign contends the strategy is working. in the most recent cbs news/"new york times" poll here in ohio, romney's unfavorability rating of 43% exceeded his favorability rating of 40%. the president acknowledged today he is being outraised by mr. romney and republican outside groups, but he tried to turn it into a virtue. >> i mean they can folks writing $10 million checks. $20 million checks. they should...
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romney and asked her about the challenges she's faced, battling illness and raising five sons. mrs. romney, you have had several trials in your life. you are dealing with multiple sclerosis, you are a breast cancer survivor. at one point you had a miscarriage and lost a child. i wonder how these events have shaped your relationship and shaped your family. >> well, they've had a huge impact on our family. but in a very more significant way they've made our relationship, i think, even deeper and more profound. i've grown to trust this man more as i've gone through these trials. i have unwaiverring faith in his willingness to standby me in those really really dark hours. to be there me and just help me through, help me through really some dark times >> pelley: what do you mean dark times? >> having breast cancer wasn't easy. having lost, you know, i've had several miscarriages actually but having multiple sclerosis was a very, very hard time in my life because i was a very capable, very active person. all of a sudden the rug is pulled out from underneath you. i'm unable to do hardly an
romney and asked her about the challenges she's faced, battling illness and raising five sons. mrs. romney, you have had several trials in your life. you are dealing with multiple sclerosis, you are a breast cancer survivor. at one point you had a miscarriage and lost a child. i wonder how these events have shaped your relationship and shaped your family. >> well, they've had a huge impact on our family. but in a very more significant way they've made our relationship, i think, even...
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obama leads among women, mr. romney has been gaining ground recently. >> pelley: nancy cordes at the white house tonight, nancy, thank you very much. in syria, the battle is on for the ancient city of aleppo. it is part of the civil war that started nearly a year and a half ago as a popular uprising against the dictatorship of bashar al-assad. the u.n. says 200,000 people have fled aleppo which has more than 3 million residents, about the size of los angeles. the syrian dictatorship bars reporters from the region but correspondent charlie d'agata slipped in past the syrian army and we spoke to him earlier today. >> what's clear is that the battle for aleppo is raging on. what is less clear is who's winning. but the rebels did score a victory this morning just northwest of aleppo. they overran a government outpost. and they captured something between 8 and 10 tanks, a lot of trucks with ammunition and weapons desperately needed weapons. now this evening we heard a series of explosions in this area. residents here
obama leads among women, mr. romney has been gaining ground recently. >> pelley: nancy cordes at the white house tonight, nancy, thank you very much. in syria, the battle is on for the ancient city of aleppo. it is part of the civil war that started nearly a year and a half ago as a popular uprising against the dictatorship of bashar al-assad. the u.n. says 200,000 people have fled aleppo which has more than 3 million residents, about the size of los angeles. the syrian dictatorship bars...
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every time it looks like mr. romney has some momentum he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. you know, here in illinois, we have a primary on tuesday. he's outspending rick san torp up 7-to-1. yet the polls are pretty narrowly in his favor right now. i think the republican party is having a hard time picking a nominee. i will say this, bob. i do watch him parading around the state calling himself an economic heavyweight. it's the same pitch he made in 2002 to the people in massachusetts. what happened? massachusetts went from 10th in the nation in job creation to 47th. their debt went up 16.5%. government jobs grew at six times the rate of private sector jobs. if he thinks he's an economic heavyweight he must be looking in a fun house mirror because that is not the record of an economic heavyweight. >> schieffer: all right. mr. axelrod, we thank you for that. mr. priebus is right here. and today is his birthday. we want to wish you a happy birthday. >> thank you, bob. i think david's living in a permanent fun house mirror
every time it looks like mr. romney has some momentum he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. you know, here in illinois, we have a primary on tuesday. he's outspending rick san torp up 7-to-1. yet the polls are pretty narrowly in his favor right now. i think the republican party is having a hard time picking a nominee. i will say this, bob. i do watch him parading around the state calling himself an economic heavyweight. it's the same pitch he made in 2002 to...
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now, you heard mr. romney say at various points he, too, would build coalitions, and i'm sure he would. but the question is does the world view mr. romney as somebody who wants to bring back america allegation the sole superpower? do they view president obama as somebody who can actually engage the rest of the world? what he promised in 2008, he's governed more through drone strikes, through cyber-attacks on iran, through want use of special forces. and that's the mystery of his next four years. >> schieffer: peggy, can we afford-- do we have the money to be the kind of superpower that we-- that-- as david said-- that mitt romney thinks about? >> well, i think if we are going to be a strong force in the world in the future, we will probably have to get our economic realities figured out. it's a funny thing, but i think in part, part of the prestige-- part respect in which we were held in the world the past 50, 100 years, had to do with the fact that we knew economically how to do it. we were a beacon. w
now, you heard mr. romney say at various points he, too, would build coalitions, and i'm sure he would. but the question is does the world view mr. romney as somebody who wants to bring back america allegation the sole superpower? do they view president obama as somebody who can actually engage the rest of the world? what he promised in 2008, he's governed more through drone strikes, through cyber-attacks on iran, through want use of special forces. and that's the mystery of his next four...
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. >> a pac had a meet this is week and mr. romney, governor romney, wants to take obama's job. he delivered remarks to ç apac this week. >> reporter: i'll make sure iran knows of the very real peril that awaits it if it becomes nuclear. ill will engage iran's neighbors. i will station multiple aircraft carriers and warships at iran's door. i will not delay imposing further crippling sanctions. i will not hesitate to fully implement the ones we already have. >> question, does romney's hard- line deter iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, more than obama's would? and what do you think of those remarks? >> i think without question if he were the president, it would deter iran. but he is not the president. all he is a political campaigner. having said that, the fact is that neither the israelis nor the americans expect or intend to start a war within the next couple months. the one of the main sanctions we hope to impose is on their central bank, and we haven't put that sanction into being. so our sanctions -- as the director of military intelligence said are having no effect and
. >> a pac had a meet this is week and mr. romney, governor romney, wants to take obama's job. he delivered remarks to ç apac this week. >> reporter: i'll make sure iran knows of the very real peril that awaits it if it becomes nuclear. ill will engage iran's neighbors. i will station multiple aircraft carriers and warships at iran's door. i will not delay imposing further crippling sanctions. i will not hesitate to fully implement the ones we already have. >> question, does...
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mr. obama coined a term for romney. >> we got to name this condition he's going through. i think it's called romnesia. >> reporter: accusing him of flip-flopping on major issues. >> i want to go over some of the symptoms with you, because i want to make sure nobody else catches it. here's the good news. obamacare covers preexisting conditions. >> reporter: in fairfax, virginia, saray chin. >> women haven't forgotten how they've suffered under mr. obama's economy of higher taxes and unemployment. mr. romney is scheduled to hold a rally in florida tonight. >>> unemployment tonight in several swing states. according to the labor department, rates dropped in ohio, florida, wisconsin, iowa, nevada, and north carolina. numbers in new hampshire have remained unchange, but nevada still has an unemployment rate of 7.8% and north carolina is 9.6%. >>> a bunch of virginia voter registration forms tossed in a dumpster. the man allegedly did it facing charges of voter registration fraud. his name is c
mr. obama coined a term for romney. >> we got to name this condition he's going through. i think it's called romnesia. >> reporter: accusing him of flip-flopping on major issues. >> i want to go over some of the symptoms with you, because i want to make sure nobody else catches it. here's the good news. obamacare covers preexisting conditions. >> reporter: in fairfax, virginia, saray chin. >> women haven't forgotten how they've suffered under mr. obama's economy of...
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ann romney's peach will try to counter the democratic image of her husband. mrs. romney will work to change it. romney will also have to appeal to middle class voters. recent polls show president obama hold a 25 point advantage when it comes to being in touch with the problem of the middle class. even though there are no speeches today the gop is unveiling a debt clock inside the convention hall. it will illustrate an issue they plan to hammer throughout the week. susan mcginniss cbs news, tampa. >>> out of town delegates are being urged to stay at their hotels today, while isaac moves on. >>> today marked the beginning of a new school year for thousands of public school students. andrea mccarron watched the early morning ages at one school in bethesda. >> reporter: before sunrise the american flag was raise at walter johnson high school. noel osmond was the first student to arrive. >> very exciting. four more years until i graduate. >> reporter: soon after, hundreds of other students filed in with varying degrees of enthusiasm. >> i'm just tired, i guess. i'm rea
ann romney's peach will try to counter the democratic image of her husband. mrs. romney will work to change it. romney will also have to appeal to middle class voters. recent polls show president obama hold a 25 point advantage when it comes to being in touch with the problem of the middle class. even though there are no speeches today the gop is unveiling a debt clock inside the convention hall. it will illustrate an issue they plan to hammer throughout the week. susan mcginniss cbs news,...
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so, at wednesday's event mr. romney was squarely in enemy territory. but romney gave no ground. in fact, at times he seemed to be baiting the audience. >> if our goal is jobs, we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. and so -- and so to do that i'm going toll eliminate every non- essential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> despite the boos, some of romney's lines were met with applause, namely, those dealing with jobs and the middle class. >> and i don't just mean for those who are middle class now. i also mean for those who have waited so long for their chance to join the middle class. >> also, when romney exited the hall, at least half the up and applauded. >> question, how much did mitt romney gain, or lose from his speech to the naacp? pat buchanan. >> it's win-win, john. there's no way he could lose anything when barack obama got the black vote 24 to 1 the last time out. so you can only gain. it shows a bit of courage going in there and speaking to that group. he sp
so, at wednesday's event mr. romney was squarely in enemy territory. but romney gave no ground. in fact, at times he seemed to be baiting the audience. >> if our goal is jobs, we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. and so -- and so to do that i'm going toll eliminate every non- essential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> despite the boos, some of romney's lines were met...
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. >> which vision, mine or mr. romney's is most likely to deliver for those folks? that is where the majority of american people live. >> reporter: romney is pushing back today, charging that the president is running a negative campaign to avoid talking about his record on the economy. >> what does this say about a president whose record is so poor that all he can do in his campaign is attack me. >> reporter: romney's campaign advise ors say the ads are flat wrong. >> fact check after fact check, investigative journalist after investigative journalist has shown governor romney left bane in 1999. >> reporter: mitt romney is in the south today raising money for his campaigns. danielle nottingham cbs news the white house. >> we are awaiting the next development in the corruption scandal surrounding dc mayor vincent gray. genie clark harris is awaiting sentencing after admitting she helps to -- helped to run a shadow campaign which raised more than $650,000. 9news now has confirmed that harris met gray on january 10th to discuss what to do with vouchers that remained fr
. >> which vision, mine or mr. romney's is most likely to deliver for those folks? that is where the majority of american people live. >> reporter: romney is pushing back today, charging that the president is running a negative campaign to avoid talking about his record on the economy. >> what does this say about a president whose record is so poor that all he can do in his campaign is attack me. >> reporter: romney's campaign advise ors say the ads are flat wrong....
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romney runs on his record. >> schieffer: let me just ask you this, mr. mayor, though, there are some democrats who are disappointed, to say the least, with the president on immigration policy, for one thing, on gay rights, on any number of things. immigration, for example, is going to be a big issue it seems to me. what about that? >> i think it is going to be an issue. i agree with governor barbour that the biggest issue is going to be an issue. if we were to give kids a pathway to citizenship, if they went to college or the military, it would add $1.5 trillion to the u.s. economy. i believe that there should be a pathway for citizenship. the president has said from the beginning that he supports a pathway to citizenship. mr. romney, on the other hand, has called for the deportation of 11 million people. he said the dream act would be a handout, and has campaigned with chris kovak, who authored the arizona and alabama laws. so i think on the issue of immigration, that the president is more in tune with the mainstream of america. >> schieffer: what about
romney runs on his record. >> schieffer: let me just ask you this, mr. mayor, though, there are some democrats who are disappointed, to say the least, with the president on immigration policy, for one thing, on gay rights, on any number of things. immigration, for example, is going to be a big issue it seems to me. what about that? >> i think it is going to be an issue. i agree with governor barbour that the biggest issue is going to be an issue. if we were to give kids a pathway to...
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. >> reporter: but governor romney has accused mr. obama of favoring renewables at the expense of more proven energy sources like coal which produces 35% of the nation's electricity. >> there's a time for truth. if you don't believe in coal, if you don't believe in energy independence for america then say it. >> reporter: today governor romney met with coal miners in bealsville, ohio, and said the administration's strict new emissions regulations issued in march are forcing plants to close because it's too expensive to retro fit them. and mr. romney made this ambitious promise about his energy plan. >> by the end of my second term... (cheers and applause) i make this commitment. we will have america... we will have north american energy independence. we won't he to buy oil from venezuela and the middle east. we're going to be independent. (cheers and applause). >> reporter: energy experts say it's theoretically possible to wean the u.s. off dependence on middle east oil in eight years but only if production is boosted dramatically and
. >> reporter: but governor romney has accused mr. obama of favoring renewables at the expense of more proven energy sources like coal which produces 35% of the nation's electricity. >> there's a time for truth. if you don't believe in coal, if you don't believe in energy independence for america then say it. >> reporter: today governor romney met with coal miners in bealsville, ohio, and said the administration's strict new emissions regulations issued in march are forcing...
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mr. romney has no competition now. both rick santorum and newt gingrich have dropped out of the primary race to be the republican parties official nominee for president to be finalized at the gop presidential campaign in tampa four months for now. by the time he reaches tampa he will have chosen his vice presidential running mate. who will it be? many hope it will be marco rubio that campaigned with romney this week. republican leaders want to increase the parties appeal to hispanic americans sometime called latin americans that constitute 16% of the american population. american leaders want to narrow the huge gap between romney and obama with hispanic people. in spaces like colorado, new mexico, nevada, north carolina, and virginia. they hope to win at least 40% of the hispanic vote in november. quote we are going to engage hispanics and latinos like we have never been before. they are clambering for change and the republican party is here to offer them the change they are looking for. so says republican national com
mr. romney has no competition now. both rick santorum and newt gingrich have dropped out of the primary race to be the republican parties official nominee for president to be finalized at the gop presidential campaign in tampa four months for now. by the time he reaches tampa he will have chosen his vice presidential running mate. who will it be? many hope it will be marco rubio that campaigned with romney this week. republican leaders want to increase the parties appeal to hispanic americans...
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it shows mr. romney up seven points ahead of president obama, 52% to 45. but remember, it's not the popular vote that elects a president but the electoral vote. and in that state-by-state battle for 270 electors, the president is ahead. our cbs news election team estimates that states with 255 electors are solledly for or leaning toward the president. for governor romney the number is 206. the winner will be decided by seven toss-up states, plus ohio and north carolina, states that could swing behind either mr. obama or governor romney. the president and governor romney are spending nearly all of their campaign time and money in those nine states, and it's a far cry from the way america used to be. in 1960, richard nixon campaigned in all 50 states. john kennedy in 45. so how did the presidential battleground get so small? we asked our political direct john dickerson to explain it all tonight. john. >> reporter: scott, those toss-up states in gray are the only ones where both candidates have a shot at winning the majority of the vote. in the battle to get
it shows mr. romney up seven points ahead of president obama, 52% to 45. but remember, it's not the popular vote that elects a president but the electoral vote. and in that state-by-state battle for 270 electors, the president is ahead. our cbs news election team estimates that states with 255 electors are solledly for or leaning toward the president. for governor romney the number is 206. the winner will be decided by seven toss-up states, plus ohio and north carolina, states that could swing...
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our political correspondent jan crawford is traveling with mr. romney. >> reporter: romney arrived in israel tonight and will meet tomorrow with senior israeli officials including president shimon peres and prime minister benhamin netanyahu, with whom romney calls an old friend. the high-stakes trip is a chance for romney to show americans he can handle complex foreign policy matters and also to showcase his support for patrol to jewish voters back home. from day one of his campaign, romney has been sharply critical of the president's policies on israel and his approach to iran. >> he's treating israel the same way so many european countries have-- with suspicion and distrust and an assumption that israel is somehow at fault. >> reporter: that kind of language strikes a chord with some israelis, including netanyahu's, whose relationship with mr. obama at times be has seemed strained. it also could resonate with jewish voters in the u.s., a key constituency in swing states like ohio and florida. in 2008, president obama won 78% of the jewish vote.
our political correspondent jan crawford is traveling with mr. romney. >> reporter: romney arrived in israel tonight and will meet tomorrow with senior israeli officials including president shimon peres and prime minister benhamin netanyahu, with whom romney calls an old friend. the high-stakes trip is a chance for romney to show americans he can handle complex foreign policy matters and also to showcase his support for patrol to jewish voters back home. from day one of his campaign,...
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mr. romney certainly knows how to save. here he is saving words. >> when he was on the today show after being nag rated, he said if i can't get this economy to turn around in three years, i will be looking at a one-term proposition. well, here to collect! [applause] >> present a fair rap on the part of romney? >> yes, it is. i think the president has made two huge mistakes amount the very beginning of his presidency, one is the stimulus program was not only an inadequate but half went to the states and municipalities, which is call the public service unions. and did not do what had had to do, which is become a multiplier in economic dynamism. secondly, he voted months and months and months to the health care program, which amongst other things created a tremendous amount of what they call regulatory insecurity. and stanford and the university of california berkeley did a survey of this and found as much as two million jobs were not created because of regulatory insecurity. and that's a serious study. and that's exactly what
mr. romney certainly knows how to save. here he is saving words. >> when he was on the today show after being nag rated, he said if i can't get this economy to turn around in three years, i will be looking at a one-term proposition. well, here to collect! [applause] >> present a fair rap on the part of romney? >> yes, it is. i think the president has made two huge mistakes amount the very beginning of his presidency, one is the stimulus program was not only an inadequate but...
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. >> do you know mr. romney spoke to them no. >> yes. >> when did he say? >> it went over very well. i paid for that particular constituency who was very supportive of israel. he said that would be the first country he would visit. he is being very supportive of israel. this is a very important issue for the american jewish community. went well since three see obama as being less in supportive of israel. >> did he say he would continue to support the national interests of the united states house it in israel? >> absolutely. >> and that went over well? a lot to romney? >> no, absolutely. why not? we to have national interests in my judgment, in terms of our alliance with israel. >> also support for his campaign? >> oh, no-no. when you say -- what do you mean support? >> you think he's paying for his entire presidential campaign? >> who, romney? >> yes. >> of course. >> no, donations -- >> oh, sure. >> they're all looking for contributers, john. there's no mystery in that. i don't know of any one of them that -- particularly from that constituency. >> yes! >>
. >> do you know mr. romney spoke to them no. >> yes. >> when did he say? >> it went over very well. i paid for that particular constituency who was very supportive of israel. he said that would be the first country he would visit. he is being very supportive of israel. this is a very important issue for the american jewish community. went well since three see obama as being less in supportive of israel. >> did he say he would continue to support the national...
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obama and mr. romney of being wrong on the issues and particularly in biden's case to make the point that the democrats argue that ryan and romney disagree on some issues and that's what they really want to highlight. >> obviously there's some big differences between these two men. political affiliation as side, there's also the issue of age. >> right. this is interesting how this will cut. mr. ryan is a young man, vigorous 42-year-old. mr. biden is about 70 and you don't want to look like you're beating up on an old man, but you also don't want to look like you are condescending to the young man. it's a difficult balance for both. biden had to deal with the same thing with sarah palin four years ago trying to look respectful even though she was much younger, same deal here. >> you would think going into this vice president biden would have an advantage with foreign policy, but recent events have kind of toppled that a bit. >> that's right. biden spent years on the senate foreign polices committee
obama and mr. romney of being wrong on the issues and particularly in biden's case to make the point that the democrats argue that ryan and romney disagree on some issues and that's what they really want to highlight. >> obviously there's some big differences between these two men. political affiliation as side, there's also the issue of age. >> right. this is interesting how this will cut. mr. ryan is a young man, vigorous 42-year-old. mr. biden is about 70 and you don't want to...
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the democratic areas we've done much better but also in the rural areas that will probably vote for mr. romney have come out strong as well. >> reporter: the tim kaine campaign was saying earlier they're seeing the electorate looking more like '08 than '04. >> that may be the case. i heard that african american turnout was higher this year than in '08 which can remarkable. the whole state is changing and looking more and more like the whole face of america and i think that bodes well for the president and clearly for tim. >> reporter: likes like we have high voter turnout in the virginia suburbs, a four-hour wait for folks to vote. what does that mean for virginia and where virginia stands and who they're picking for president when you have a huge voter turnout in northern virginia. >> a couple of points, it's crazy in 2012, no matter who you're voting for that you have to wait for four hours to vote. we have to get that fixed before 2016. clearly northern virginia as its population continues to grow has more weight in the state. you remember when i ran for gfr, northern virginia is no
the democratic areas we've done much better but also in the rural areas that will probably vote for mr. romney have come out strong as well. >> reporter: the tim kaine campaign was saying earlier they're seeing the electorate looking more like '08 than '04. >> that may be the case. i heard that african american turnout was higher this year than in '08 which can remarkable. the whole state is changing and looking more and more like the whole face of america and i think that bodes...
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the middle class. >> there is a whole different kind of gymnastics being performed by mr. romney than what's been happening in the olympics. >> reporter: a new ad from a pro-obama super pack is drawing sharp criticism from both the romney campaign and independent fact checkers. >> i don't think mitt romney understands what he's done to people's lives by closing the plant. >> reporter: the ad features a former steel worker talking about his wife's death. the implication is that she died because he lost his health insurance after bane capital shut down his company. a romney aide calls the ad despicable. the obama campaign says it had nothing to do with the commercial. romney is gearing up for a bus tour through several battleground states as speculation builds about who will be his number to. on wednesday ann romney added to the buzz tweeting, mitch's choice of running mate will be announced soon. two potential vp choices ohio senator robb portman and florida senator marco rubio are expected on the tour. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> the democratic group
the middle class. >> there is a whole different kind of gymnastics being performed by mr. romney than what's been happening in the olympics. >> reporter: a new ad from a pro-obama super pack is drawing sharp criticism from both the romney campaign and independent fact checkers. >> i don't think mitt romney understands what he's done to people's lives by closing the plant. >> reporter: the ad features a former steel worker talking about his wife's death. the implication...
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and mr. romney's knowledge about the economy, to reach its potential the economy must be free of that. > >> reporter: the candidates are now focused on on the stretch to the election. >>> in other election news until now, only state residents could collect signatures to get a third party on the ballot in virginia. but now a federal judge says that is unconstitutional. the current law requires those parties to submit 10,000 sixty to get their candidate on the ballot and the judge ruled it violates the political freedom of speech. >>> congress has reached an agreement, harry reid and house speaker boehner agreed to a decision that keeps the government running for six months. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill voted down an abortion bill yesterday. supporters of the legislation say that would have prevented fetuses from feeling any pain. >> a bill would have changed life in dc. >> reporter: republicans did not get the votes for a bill targeting abortions in washington, d.c. the legislation would have
and mr. romney's knowledge about the economy, to reach its potential the economy must be free of that. > >> reporter: the candidates are now focused on on the stretch to the election. >>> in other election news until now, only state residents could collect signatures to get a third party on the ballot in virginia. but now a federal judge says that is unconstitutional. the current law requires those parties to submit 10,000 sixty to get their candidate on the ballot and the...
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if mr. romney wants to come clean with what he's going to do, he ought to do it. but you gave him last week multiple opportunities to say whether or not he would veto this. he wouldn't answer it. he asked the question rhetorically at the conference, wouldn't answer it began. the fact is the "new york times" said he was evasive. everybody who has watched him over the last week knows this-- he hasn't changed his core policy. he supports the self-deportation of 11 million people. that means dividing children from their families. he would veto the dream act. and very important, he thinks that the arizona and alabama laws should be a model for the nation. i don't think that's where we want to go. if he wants to take this out of the debate in the campaign, he ought to call on speaker boehner, the republicans in the house and the senate, to work with president obama and the democrats to pass not only dream act but comprehensive immigration reform. let's get it off the campaign trail and off the campaign back-and-forth. >> schieffer: you know, your point is well taken. i
if mr. romney wants to come clean with what he's going to do, he ought to do it. but you gave him last week multiple opportunities to say whether or not he would veto this. he wouldn't answer it. he asked the question rhetorically at the conference, wouldn't answer it began. the fact is the "new york times" said he was evasive. everybody who has watched him over the last week knows this-- he hasn't changed his core policy. he supports the self-deportation of 11 million people. that...
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r mrs. romney. >> to call the campaign to task saying that the staff and the strategy of the romney campaign is squandering historic opportunity and jeopardizing chances. in mitt romney contradicting his senior adviser over the use of the word tax, is he showing he's starting to listen to some of the conservative criticism? >> the wall street journal has been really hitting romney hard for a long time now criticizing his messaging and his ability to kind of frame some of these issues and they really do suggest in in piece and what we've heard some other conservatives, other titans of the industry, romney needs to shake up his campaign staff. he's got a lot of advisers that have been with him for a long time. he has brought more people into his campaign and i've seen signs that he's going to have any kind of major shakeup. you're seeing some frustration. that's a part of what the governor was trying to get to yesterday when we talked to him about whether he thought it was a tax. >> jan crawfo
r mrs. romney. >> to call the campaign to task saying that the staff and the strategy of the romney campaign is squandering historic opportunity and jeopardizing chances. in mitt romney contradicting his senior adviser over the use of the word tax, is he showing he's starting to listen to some of the conservative criticism? >> the wall street journal has been really hitting romney hard for a long time now criticizing his messaging and his ability to kind of frame some of these...
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you've seen mr. romney move on afghanistan first thing. that the u.s. should kill all the taliban and saying he could live with the 2014 withdrawal date. uniform seen on iran, he's made the argument as you heard the congressman say today, that the president has been weak on iran. well, the president i think can argue that the sanctions are significantly stronger than they were during the bush era, and then, of course, 32 the part he couldn't talk about-- olympic games. not the one that just ended if london, but instead the covert operation against iran's nuclear program started in the bush administration as we pointed out here. but accelerated considerably if obama's time. the difficulty, i think, that the republicans are running into right now, norah, is that what the president is attempting to do during the convention was move the democrats to positions of being the national security party for the first time really since eisenhower was in office. that has not been the case. >> and kind of ironically-- or not traditionally-- it's one of obama's strong
you've seen mr. romney move on afghanistan first thing. that the u.s. should kill all the taliban and saying he could live with the 2014 withdrawal date. uniform seen on iran, he's made the argument as you heard the congressman say today, that the president has been weak on iran. well, the president i think can argue that the sanctions are significantly stronger than they were during the bush era, and then, of course, 32 the part he couldn't talk about-- olympic games. not the one that just...
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romney, who has said he won't criticize american foreign policy abroad. this afternoon i asked him to clarify. >> would you or would you not then support israel's bombing of iran? >> we should use every diplomatic and political vehicle that is available to us to keep iran from becoming a nuclear capability state. if all those options fail, then we do have other options and we don't take those other options off the table, but that is as far as i am willing to go in discussing this matter while on foreign soil. >> but in a speech tonight before supporters and donors, romney appeared to take an indirect shot at the president, where he criticized on the campaign saying he is not a strong enough defender of israel. >> we cannot stand silent as those who seek to undermine israel voice their criticisms, and we certainly should not join in that criticism. diplomatic distance in our public, between our nations edge bold dense israel's adverse swears. >> now romney may not have directly criticized the president but he sure came close in his words were what a lot of
romney, who has said he won't criticize american foreign policy abroad. this afternoon i asked him to clarify. >> would you or would you not then support israel's bombing of iran? >> we should use every diplomatic and political vehicle that is available to us to keep iran from becoming a nuclear capability state. if all those options fail, then we do have other options and we don't take those other options off the table, but that is as far as i am willing to go in discussing this...
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. >> mr. romney also said obamacare means 20 million americans will lose the coverage they like. obamacare is a job killer. obamacare makes the government too big, too intrusive. >> if we want to get have to replace president obama. >> question. rate romney's reaction. did it have merit, or was it rhetoric? james? >> he's certainly right on the fact at least immediately if you want to replace obamacare. it's not going to happen in congress now unless he's elected and gets a republican senate, a republican house, then could it possibly be repealed. i wish he would have taken the opportunity to talk about his own healthcare plan. >> it certainly does dramatically accentuate the fundamental problem facing this country which is that we are insolvent. it's just a question of time when everything hits the fan. we have not -- we have a trillion and a half dollar additional costs. we're going to have to find a way to deal with that. somehow or other it's just going to chew up almost everything both at the state d this is a critical issue for this country. we are sitting here. we're going
. >> mr. romney also said obamacare means 20 million americans will lose the coverage they like. obamacare is a job killer. obamacare makes the government too big, too intrusive. >> if we want to get have to replace president obama. >> question. rate romney's reaction. did it have merit, or was it rhetoric? james? >> he's certainly right on the fact at least immediately if you want to replace obamacare. it's not going to happen in congress now unless he's elected and...
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many palestinians were not happy with romney's comments. >> mr. romney's knowledge of our economy is breeching potential for the syrian economy. >> reporter: both candidates are now focused on the three-month stretch to the election. and the obama campaign also announced an ad. if you sign up, expect to be hit up. also, the obama campaign has announced its choice for keynote speaker for the democratic national convention. >> susan in washington this morning, susan, thank you so much. >>> in the texas primary, it may be its biggest victory. ted cruz easily defeated david dewhurst. cruz has never held elected office and becoming the overwhelming favorite in the general election. united airlines flight was diverted to boston last night after an unclaimed camera was found by a flight attendant. flight 956 departed from newark, new jersey with 157 passengers and 11 crew mm bers. it turns out it belonged to a passenger on a previous flight. the 767 escorted by two f-15 fighters. one had an emergency of its own and had to return to its base. another unit
many palestinians were not happy with romney's comments. >> mr. romney's knowledge of our economy is breeching potential for the syrian economy. >> reporter: both candidates are now focused on the three-month stretch to the election. and the obama campaign also announced an ad. if you sign up, expect to be hit up. also, the obama campaign has announced its choice for keynote speaker for the democratic national convention. >> susan in washington this morning, susan, thank you...
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nominee mitt romney. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> reporter: whose low opinion of mr. trump during the campaign was more than reciprocated. >> i don't like romney. i don't like him. he thinks he's hot stuff. i hate people that think they're hot stuff and they're nothing. okay. nothing. >> reporter: cbs news has learned e saturday. trump loyalist and alabama senator jeff sessions. >> well, i think it's good that the president-elect is meeting with people like mr. romney. he's meeting with a lot of talented people. >> reporter: and it would be tough to fill the top ranks of government without tapping at least some former critics. one trump ally took himself out of the running for a cabinet position today, scott. newt gingrich said he wants to be free to plan strategically at all levels of government. thanks so much, nancy. tonight a new and sinister picture is emerging in the shooting deaths of three american soldiers this month in jordan, an important u.s. ally in the middle east. david martin is following this. >> reporter: as army sergeant james moriarty's body came h
nominee mitt romney. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> reporter: whose low opinion of mr. trump during the campaign was more than reciprocated. >> i don't like romney. i don't like him. he thinks he's hot stuff. i hate people that think they're hot stuff and they're nothing. okay. nothing. >> reporter: cbs news has learned e saturday. trump loyalist and alabama senator jeff sessions. >> well, i think it's good that the president-elect is meeting with people...
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. >> president obama was asked what he thought of mr. romney's remarks. >> there is a broader lesson to be learned here. governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and aim later. >> question. did governor romney make a mistake by criticizing president obama's handling of the protest? >> no he was absolutely right. the press release was atrociously stupid. it ate the language promoted by people who want to limit free speech rights in order to avoid offending muslims and was meant to appease this mob and it failed in a peasing the mob because mobs don't read press releases from embassies before they decide to burn the place down and just a sign john of how utterly indefense sill this press release was, as soon as romney criticized it the white house said oh we had nothing to do with this and this doesn't represent our views. pat is absolutely right, president obama came in with the theory if he said he wasn't bush any more, if we wound down the wars, distanced ourselves from israel and made lots of soothing sounds, everyone in the middl
. >> president obama was asked what he thought of mr. romney's remarks. >> there is a broader lesson to be learned here. governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and aim later. >> question. did governor romney make a mistake by criticizing president obama's handling of the protest? >> no he was absolutely right. the press release was atrociously stupid. it ate the language promoted by people who want to limit free speech rights in order to avoid offending muslims...